In an effort to serve St. Paul’s growing immigrant community, the city’s library system has translated a children’s book into Amharic and Oromo. The two Ethiopian languages are spoken by large immigrant populations in St. Paul.

Since its beginning more than 100 years ago, the library has welcomed immigrants and promoted equity — values that are still in place today,” Carter said in a prepared statement.

The St. Paul Public Library also released two bilingual children’s books in English and the Karen language in 2015 — a first for a Minnesota public library.

The books “Elephant Huggy” and “The Hen and the Badger” were written by St. Paul Karen authors, according to the library. The city of St. Paul has the largest and fastest-growing Karen population in the United States.